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| Carmel Snow (born 1887 - died 1961) was an Irish fashion journalist, best known as the editor of the American Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958. She is famously quoted as saying 'elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring'. | |||
| '''Carmel Snow''', born '''Carmel White''' (1887 – 1961) was the editor-in-chief of the American edition of '']'' from 1934 to 1958; she also served as the chair of that magazine's editorial board.<ref name="Ireland">{{cite web|url=http://www.womensmuseumofireland.ie/articles/carmel-snow |title=Women's Museum of Ireland | Articles | Carmel Snow |publisher=Womensmuseumofireland.ie |date=2017-07-14 |accessdate=2018-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.10magazine.com/news/carmel-snow-ten-influentials/ |title=CARMEL SNOW: TEN INFLUENTIALS - 10 Magazine10 Magazine |publisher=10magazine.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-11}}</ref><ref name="Giacobello2003">{{cite book|author=John Giacobello|title=Careers in the Fashion Industry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gl1BV7CSlrAC&pg=PA106|year=2003|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-4082-0|pages=106–}}</ref> | |||
| The Irish-born magazine editor Carmel Snow changed the course of American culture by launching the careers of some of today's greatest figures in fashion and the arts. A former fashion editor at American Vogue (in the 1920s), she later became editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar (from 1934 to 1958). She famously described her goal at the latter publication as creating a magazine for "well-dressed women with well-dressed minds." Her influence at both magazines went way beyond fashion: she brought cutting-edge art, fiction, photography, and reporting into the American home. | |||
| She was named after ].<ref name=":0" /> She was born in Dublin, but she and her mother moved to New York when Carmel was a child.<ref name="Ireland"/> Her father Peter White caught pneumonia and died on April 7, 1893, before this move.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ireland"/> Her mother Annie eventually became a noted ] for rich New York socialites.<ref name="Ireland"/> | |||
| Snow was particularly gifted at discovering new talent, as well as fostering new avenues of exploration among previously-established artists. In the 1920s, she worked closely with Edward Steichen, already a world-famous photographer, helping him to apply his talents to fashion photography, which he did to great effect, well into the 1930s. | |||
| In 1903 Carmel finished in a convent in Brussels; the Soeurs de Sainte- Marie is where she mastered her understanding of French.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life In Fashion, Art, and Letters|last=Rowlands|first=Penelope|authorlink=Penelope Rowlands|publisher=|year=2008|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> | |||
| In 1932, she hired Martin Munkacsi, the great Hungarian photojournalist, to take his first fashion shots; she brought him and model Lucille Brokaw to a cold, windy, autumnal beach and, in the course of an afternoon, Munkacsi created history, by coming up with the first fashion photographs shot outdoors and in motion -- a reovlutionary act. | |||
| In 1921 Carmel was offered the job of assistant fashion editor at '']'' by ].<ref name="Ireland"/> In 1926 she was appointed as fashion editor at ''Vogue''.<ref name="Ireland"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/meet-the-irish-woman-who-ruled-new-york-fashion-342494.html|title=Meet The Irish Woman Who Ruled New York Fashion|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> | |||
| Snow hired her famous art director Alexey Brodovitch on the basis of an exhibition of his work in graphic design, and found her fashion editor, Diana Vreeland, after noticing her, with her estimable chic, dancing across a crowded room. Between the three of them, Snow, Brodovitch, and Vreeland turned Harper's Bazaar into the most admired magazine of the last century. Among the now-household-names whose careers Snow encouraged are: Andy Warhol, Maeve Brennan, Truman Capote, Jean Cocteau, Cecil Beaton, Christian Dior, Cristobal Balenciaga, Carson McCullers, Kenneth Tynan, and numerous others. | |||
| Also in 1926 she married George Palen Snow; she wore a gown of cream white satin trimmed with seed pearls and old Burano lace that had been in her family for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/103654389/E49C7382EAE74D78PQ/1?accountid=130717|title=MISS WHIBRIDE OF GEOR6Ii P, 5NOW: Daughier of Mrs., Edward Vc:l Pelt Douglas Married at tho Home of Her Mother. ELIZABi'H SINGER WEDS Bishop $tlres Officiates at Her Marriage to H, de R. Lancaster In St.' Thomas's -- Other Nuptials.' :|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Ireland"/> She had three daughters; it was suggested that one of her children suffered from ] but this was not confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/93027084/9E9B2904EFC1472DPQ/1?accountid=130717|title=Before There Was Vreeland: A biography of Carmel Snow, who brought quality fiction and photography into fashion magazines.|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Ireland"/> | |||
| Snow once famously said that "Elegance is good taste plus a dash of daring." She lived that saying in every aspect of her professional life, until her forced retirement from Bazaar, when she was in her seventies, brought her career to a rapid, and poignant, halt. She died in 1961. Famous at the time of her death, she soon sank into obscurity. | |||
| In 1929 her brother Tom White became general manager of the Hearst publishing organization.<ref name="Ireland"/> Though Carmel had promised ] she would not take a job there, she did take a job at '']''.<ref name="Ireland"/> She famously described her goal at ''Harper's Bazaar'' as creating a magazine for "well-dressed women with well-dressed minds".<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| As to why her reputation faded, while Vreeland went on to become a legend, photographer Richard Avedon (quoted in "A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life in Fashion, Art,and Letters," a well-received biography by Penelope Rowlands that was published in 2005) said: "She was older, | |||
| She discovered ], and in 1933 persuaded him to photograph the December edition’s ‘Palm Beach’ bathing suit editorial.<ref name="Ireland"/> For this editorial, he had the model run toward the camera while he photographed, which was the first instance of a fashion model being photographed in motion.<ref name="Ireland"/> | |||
| right? and she died before stardom was the thing." | |||
| He added that: "Carmel Snow taught me everything I know." Many others, and particularly photographers, also credited her with helping them to hone their craft. Henri Cartier-Bresson, with whom she worked closely, beginning in the 1930s, described her as "magic." And when the great Hungarian photographer known as Brassai heard of Snow's retirement, he was said to have abandoned photography for good. | |||
| Carmel became editor-in-chief of '']'' in 1934.<ref name="Ireland"/> | |||
| http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743480457/qid=1113566893/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/002-3837277-3591230?v=glance&s=books | |||
| Also in 1934, she attended an ] exhibition where she discovered ], referring to his exhibition as a revelation, describing "pages that bled beautifully, cropped photographs, typography and design that were bold and interesing".<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/Carmel_Snow" | |||
| In 1936 she asked ] to work at '']'', as she was impressed with Vreeland's clothing style.<ref>{{cite book|title=D. V.|last=Vreeland|first=Diana|author-link=Diana Vreeland|year=1985|origyear=1984|publisher=Vintage|location=New York|ISBN=0-394-73161-1|pages=116–117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2PqAQr20d1QC&dq=diana+vreeland}}</ref> | |||
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| In 1947 she exclaimed, "It's such a New Look!", thus coining that phrase in regard to ]'s 1947 collection.<ref name="dior"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107025618/http://www.dior-finance.com/en/historique.asp |date=7 November 2008 }}</ref><ref name="funding">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Christian-Dior-SA-Company-History.html|title=History of Christian Dior S.A.|work=fundinguniverse.com}}</ref> | |||
| Carmel was in the process of writing her autobiography when she passed away in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/115429911/EAECDB2588E54068PQ/1?accountid=130717|title=Carmel Snow, Editor, Dies at 73; Headed Harper's Bazaar Board: Leader in Fashion World on Both Sides of Atlantic Had Started With Vogue|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="Ireland"/> | |||
| == References == | |||
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Carmel Snow (born 1887 - died 1961) was an Irish fashion journalist, best known as the editor of the American Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958. She is famously quoted as saying 'elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring'.
The Irish-born magazine editor Carmel Snow changed the course of American culture by launching the careers of some of today's greatest figures in fashion and the arts. A former fashion editor at American Vogue (in the 1920s), she later became editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar (from 1934 to 1958). She famously described her goal at the latter publication as creating a magazine for "well-dressed women with well-dressed minds." Her influence at both magazines went way beyond fashion: she brought cutting-edge art, fiction, photography, and reporting into the American home.
Snow was particularly gifted at discovering new talent, as well as fostering new avenues of exploration among previously-established artists. In the 1920s, she worked closely with Edward Steichen, already a world-famous photographer, helping him to apply his talents to fashion photography, which he did to great effect, well into the 1930s.
In 1932, she hired Martin Munkacsi, the great Hungarian photojournalist, to take his first fashion shots; she brought him and model Lucille Brokaw to a cold, windy, autumnal beach and, in the course of an afternoon, Munkacsi created history, by coming up with the first fashion photographs shot outdoors and in motion -- a reovlutionary act.
Snow hired her famous art director Alexey Brodovitch on the basis of an exhibition of his work in graphic design, and found her fashion editor, Diana Vreeland, after noticing her, with her estimable chic, dancing across a crowded room. Between the three of them, Snow, Brodovitch, and Vreeland turned Harper's Bazaar into the most admired magazine of the last century. Among the now-household-names whose careers Snow encouraged are: Andy Warhol, Maeve Brennan, Truman Capote, Jean Cocteau, Cecil Beaton, Christian Dior, Cristobal Balenciaga, Carson McCullers, Kenneth Tynan, and numerous others.
Snow once famously said that "Elegance is good taste plus a dash of daring." She lived that saying in every aspect of her professional life, until her forced retirement from Bazaar, when she was in her seventies, brought her career to a rapid, and poignant, halt. She died in 1961. Famous at the time of her death, she soon sank into obscurity.
As to why her reputation faded, while Vreeland went on to become a legend, photographer Richard Avedon (quoted in "A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life in Fashion, Art,and Letters," a well-received biography by Penelope Rowlands that was published in 2005) said: "She was older, right? and she died before stardom was the thing."
He added that: "Carmel Snow taught me everything I know." Many others, and particularly photographers, also credited her with helping them to hone their craft. Henri Cartier-Bresson, with whom she worked closely, beginning in the 1930s, described her as "magic." And when the great Hungarian photographer known as Brassai heard of Snow's retirement, he was said to have abandoned photography for good.
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